Healthcare Musings For November 10, 2023

Healthcare Musings For November 10, 2023

by | Nov 10, 2023 | Featured Post

November 10, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Going Strong After 10 Years    Ten years ago this month I resumed writing these letters. I wrote my last weekly letter to my colleagues at Harvard Vanguard on October 25, 2013, after I announced that I would be...
Healthcare Musings For November 3, 2023

Healthcare Musings For November 3, 2023

by | Nov 3, 2023 | A personal history, Christian Nationalism, Conflict in Gaza, Crossing the Quality Chasm, Don Berwick, Dr. Paul Solomon, Dr. Robert Ebert, Featured Post, Gun Violence, Harvard Community Health Plan, Harvard Vanguard Medical, Illiberalism, MAGA, Mass shooting in Lewiston, Mike Dukakis, Physician Council of HCHP, Putin's war in Ukraine, Speaker Mike Johnson, The sixth extinction

November 3, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   After Comments on Recent Events, My Story Continues    I have been amazed by how long it has taken me to tell my story. The truth is, I am grateful that I have had something to write about other than the...
Healthcare Musings For October 27, 2023

Healthcare Musings For October 27, 2023

by | Oct 27, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, Dr. Paul Solomon, Featured Post, Gun Violence as a Public Health Problem, Harvard Community Health Plan, Lewiston, medical group politics, Moral Injury, Nicholas Kristof, Physician Council of HCHP, Social Determinants of Health, Speaker Mike Johnson, The conflict between Israel and Hamas, The Tax Law of 1986

October 27, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   A Very Bad Week   Late Wednesday night I turned off my computer after having written most of the first draft of this letter to you. Most evenings my wife and I watch the local 11 PM news for a summary of the...
Healthcare Musings For October 20, 2023

Healthcare Musings For October 20, 2023

by | Oct 20, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, A personal history, Dr. Geoffrey Hirsovitz, Dr. Joe Dorsey, Dr. Mark Stockman, Featured Post, Harvard Community Health Plan, Mary Lou Retton, Parker Hill Medical Center, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Professional Satisfaction, The conflict in Gaza, The moral sensibilities of medical practice

October 20, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   Back To My Story   Last week I took a break from the story of my professional development to comment on the conflict between Hamas and Isreal and to review a New England Journal of Medicine article entitled “A...
Healthcare Musings For October 13, 2023

Healthcare Musings For October 13, 2023

by | Oct 13, 2023 | A dysfunctional House, Atrius Health, burnout and professional fulfillment, Dr. Neil Berman, Empathy, Featured Post, Francis Peabody and "The Care of the Patient", Moral Injury, Social Determinants of Health, The conflict between Israel and Hamas, The New Hampshire presidential primary, The Personal Cost of Clinical Objectivity

October 13, 2023 Dear Interested Readers,   A Break From My Story   It has been a disturbing week. The events in Israel and Gaza surprised and horrified us all. One thing that I have come to appreciate listening to commentaries and to Secretary of State...